silver-plate

[sil-ver-pleyt]

verb (used with object), sil·ver-plat·ed, sil·ver-plat·ing.

to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.

silver plate

noun

silver tableware.
a coating of silver, especially one electroplated on base metal.

Origin of silver plate

First recorded in 1520–30

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Historical Examples of silver-plate

And how came it that all this silver-plate had found its way into my pockets?
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461
Various
From sedan chairs to silver-plate their style was the vogue.
Chats on Old Earthenware
Arthur Hayden
His desires, however, were not limited to silver-plate engraving.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5
Various
We forge the nickel for the pivot and capstan, and we silver-plate it ourselves.
Chance in Chains
Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
The three thousand francs were gone, with the silver-plate and the trinkets.
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for silver-plate

silver plate

noun

a thin layer of silver deposited on a base metal
articles, esp tableware, made of silver plate

verb silver-plate

(tr) to coat (a metal, object, etc) with silver, as by electroplating

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